Aliens vs. Predator: Extinction

Fox Interactive translates one of their most popular franchises to the RTS format.
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The classic battle between Aliens, Predators, and Colonial Marines is revisited in Aliens versus Predator: Extinction, a tactical strategy game co-published by EA and Fox Interactive. Developed by Zono Inc. (Metal Fatigue), the game lets players control any of the three featured species in a race to dominate the planet. It's 21 missions of humans versus Aliens versus Predators. A small unit of Colonial Marines gets dispatched to planet LV-742 and discovers the presence of both Predators and Aliens. Obviously, the only choice the Colonial Marines have is to end the conflict and shoot for total universal supremacy. And so the battle begins.

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